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<h2><a name="#top">Map Window</a></h2>

<p align="center"><img src="img/map.png"></p>

<p>The map window is used to edit and display the base map as well as the thematic map.
(the base map represents the raw version of the map with vectors only, while the thematic map contains
not only the base map but also the representation of the data using the cartographic display as well as
the annotations information such as the thematic map title).<br>
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<p><b>Popup menu</b>
<p align="center"><img src="img/mapmenu.png"></p>
The root branch Thematic Map opens a popmenu with following commands:
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	<li>New: creates a new base map.</li>
	<li>Open: opens an existing base map. TMap Designer can load base maps in its native format (.bma) or
	import files using the shape file format (.shp).</li>
	<li>Create/Edit: enters or leaves the base map edition mode.</li>
	<li>Save: saves a base map in the TMap Designer native format (.bma).</li>
	<li>Save as: saves a copy of the current base map under a new name.</li>
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<p><b>Toolbar buttons description:</b><br>
<img src="../img/toolbar/ic_help_off.gif">&nbsp;<u>Help</u>: displays the online help.<br>
<img src="../img/toolbar/ic17_zoom_plus_off.gif">&nbsp;<u>Zoom In</u>: increases the zoom factor to detail some part of the map.<br>
<img src="../img/toolbar/ic17_zoom_minus_off.gif">&nbsp;<u>Zoom Out</u>: decreases the zoom factor.<br>
<img src="../img/toolbar/ic_margin_off.gif">&nbsp;<u>Add margins</u>: adds or removes margins around the thematic map.<br>
<img src="../img/toolbar/ic_fittowindow_off.gif">&nbsp;<u>Fit to window</u>:
resize the map to fit the current size of the map window without using scrollbars.<br>
<img src="../img/toolbar/ic18_coordonnees_off.gif">&nbsp;<u>Geographic box</u>:
opens the geographic box window that displays the geographic coordinates of the map.<br><br>
When the base map edition is selected, the following buttons are displayed:<br>
<img src="../img/toolbar/ic1_select_off.gif">&nbsp;<u>Select</u>: allows for selection of a
graphic object. Holding <i>shift</i> button while clicking on a graphic object allows for
multiple selection/unselection.<br>
<img src="../img/toolbar/ic2_selectzone_off.gif">&nbsp;<u>multi-Select</u>: allows for selection
of graphic object(s) inside the rectangle defined by the user.<br>
<img src="../img/toolbar/ic3_selectnom_off.gif">&nbsp;<u>select using polygon name</u>: opens a window
 containing all the polygon names. User can select several polygons in this window to have
 them selected on the map.<br>
<img src="../img/toolbar/ic4_move_off.gif">&nbsp;<u>Move</u>: moves selected graphic object(s)
 on the map.<br>
<img src="../img/toolbar/ic5_delete_off.gif">&nbsp;<u>Delete</u>: deletes selected graphic object(s)
 from the map.<br>
<img src="../img/toolbar/ic11_polygone_off.gif">&nbsp;<u>New polygon</u>: creates a polygon.
Every user' click creates a new segment.<br>
<img src="../img/toolbar/ic12_closepolygone_off.gif">&nbsp;<u>Close current polygon</u>: closes
the current polygon by drawing a segment between the first point and the last point.<br>
<img src="../img/toolbar/ic19_special_off.gif">&nbsp;<u>Use existing boundaries</u>: while
drawing a new polygon, enables the possibility of including segment(s) of an other polygon. First,
select the other polygon. Step 1, select the first point to use (beginning of the common boundary).
Step 2, select the last point to use (end of the common boundary). Step 3, select a point between
 the first and the last point to define the <i>direction</i>.<br>
<img src="../img/toolbar/ic13_fusion_off.gif">&nbsp;<u>Merge selected polygons</u>: merge
 the selected polygons and remove their common boundaries.<br>
<img src="../img/toolbar/ic16_border_off.gif">&nbsp;<u>Split polygon</u>: split
the selected polygon into two distinct polygons with a common boundary. Step 1,
select the first point of the common boundary. Step 2, select the last point of
 the common boundary.<br>
<img src="../img/toolbar/ic14_addpoint_off.gif">&nbsp;<u>Insert polygon's point</u>:
insert a new point on the polygon segment clicked by the user.<br>
<img src="../img/toolbar/ic15_deletepoint_off.gif">&nbsp;<u>Delete polygon's point</u>:
remove the polygon's point on the polygon clicked by the user.<br>
<img src="../img/toolbar/dispborder_off.gif">&nbsp;<u>Disputed border</u>:
shows a disputed border by dashing the segments representing the disputed border.<br>


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<p><b>Layers</b><br>
The three checkboxes <i>map</i>, <i>cartographic display</i>, <i>annotations</i> allow to show/hide
their respective layers. For instance, if the <i>map</i> checkbox is the only one ticked, only
 the base map will be displayed.
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